Overview
The successful candidate will join a well-established team within one of our Specialties (Respiratory, Care of the Older Person, or Endocrinology & Diabetes Consultants) and progress the service for Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre residents across Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The post holder will be employed by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and will contribute to the care of acute inpatients, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient clinics, and on-call duties for general medicine.
Responsibilities
* Provide care for approximately 15 acute hospital inpatients, inpatient rehabilitation, and on-call duties for general medicine.
* Deliver outpatient work primarily through the outpatient department at Victoria Hospital; current template allows for 5 new patients and 10 follow-up patients.
* Support the clinic with a team, currently 1 junior or middle grade doctor.
* Advise colleagues on measures to prevent unnecessary admissions to Victoria Hospital and on clinical measures to enable timely and appropriate discharge from secondary care.
* Support as Lead Clinician for General Medical Wards across the Integrated Medicine and Patient Flow Division.
* Have opportunities to support within specialties across the Division, such as Respiratory, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Care of the Older Person, and Infectious Diseases.
Division and Service Context
Our Division was formed in 2021 following a Trust restructure. We provide high-quality emergency medical care through our Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC). In addition, the division is responsible for inpatient and outpatient care across medical specialties including general medicine, diabetes and endocrinology, geriatric medicine, stroke medicine, respiratory medicine, rheumatology and dermatology. We also operate Clifton Hospital in Lytham St Annes and our Community Frailty Team. The division is undergoing transformation, including the construction of an Emergency Village at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, with opportunities to support transformation within Integrated Medicine and Patient Flow.
Closing Date
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025.
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